Which option would you choose?

[lauris87]

Help! I need to make my multi pass selections tomorrow and I think my plans are now out of whack. I planned out my entire week and forgot to look at when the extra evening hours for deluxe resort guests is. And of course… the MK extra evening hours is on our rest day… right in the middle of our trip. I’m torn if I should keep it as is or change up our days so we can participate in the extra evening hours.
For extra context, we are staying at Polynesian, rarely stay at deluxe resorts so this is a splurge for us. We are doing Parks from Sunday through Friday. We have a 5 day hopper purchased and were planning on our rest day to be Wednesday. There’s four of us. Kids are 13 and 17.
Which option would you do:

Option 1: Keep the plan as is. Wednesday is the perfect day to rest when doing Parks Sunday through Friday. Just skip out on the extra evening hours on Wednesday evening entirely and try to not worry about the FOMO that I may have

Option 2: Change rest day to Tuesday and risk that being too early, but we would get to participate in Wednesday MK extended evening hours. Also would need to rearrange an Oga’s reservation I made for Tuesday.

Option 3: Change rest day to Thursday and risk that being too late in the trip. Would need to change a Teppan Edo reservation we had scheduled for that day.

Option 4: Call Undercover Tourist and see if I can add an extra day to our tickets that we purchased through them? Then we could still rest all day Wednesday and just go to MK at like 9pm and stay late for the extra hours.
I won’t do this if it costs more than what I would have paid if I had just gotten a six day hopper to begin with…

 

[hes122]

If you can afford option 4 I would go that route.

 

[Stitch'sCousin]

A slight modification to #4 is to wait until you are at the parks for a couple of days to see if you still want the rest day on Wednesday. If you decide you are good after resting during the day on Wednesday and want to do the EEH that evening, you can upgrade your tickets at WDW even though you got them from a 3rd party. @lanejudy addressed this in the following thread
https://www.disboards.com/threads/i...t-can-you-add-days-mid-trip-as-usual.3944291/

 

[TaraWasHere]

Personally I would pick 4. Waste the day away at the hotel, the swing over to mk for some evening fun.

 

[lanejudy]

Option 4: Call Undercover Tourist and see if I can add an extra day to our tickets that we purchased through them? Then we could still rest all day Wednesday and just go to MK at like 9pm and stay late for the extra hours.
I won’t do this if it costs more than what I would have paid if I had just gotten a six day hopper to begin with…

It should cost ~$30/pp to upgrade from a 5-day PH to a 6-day PH. I don't know if you can do that through UT but you can definitely add the extra day once at WDW.

 

[sponica]

I would just upgrade the tickets, not sure what type of room you have booked, but we stayed at the Polynesian and didn't use EEH hours, and those boats going into the wee hours of the morning kept me up (small price to pay for completely splurging on theme park view...my decision making in 2022 might not have been fiscally sound but worth every penny)

 

[Mouse Tracker]

I'd keep as is, with hoppers you can do "end of day" rides at MK, the cost to add an extra day (evening) don't make up for the late night / early next day disruption (which for me would create the fatigue you are trying to rest from.

Maximize your use of LLMP and Hopping

 

[lauris87]

I'd keep as is, with hoppers you can do "end of day" rides at MK, the cost to add an extra day (evening) don't make up for the late night / early next day disruption (which for me would create the fatigue you are trying to rest from.

Maximize your use of LLMP and Hopping

Good points

 

[wvjules]

If you do change your rest day, I'd go with Option 3 of having Thursday be the rest day. You will be out LATE for the MK EEH and will probably want to rest on Thursday.

Or add another day to your PHs, go to MK EEH on Wednesday, and then get a late start on Thursday to allow time to sleep in and then hit up a park in the evening. (This is what I personally would do.)

At that age, the kids may not want or need a rest day.

 

[Marthasor]

I would either switch your rest day or upgrade your ticket. We love extra evening hours in MK. There have been times, late at night, when we have been the only people walking through certain sections of the park. MK is gorgeous at night and I would definitely take advantage of this perk.

 

[jcemom]

My first choice would be upgrading tickets, and if that doesn't work out then I'd change my rest day to Thursday.

 

[emilyann704]

If you want a true rest day I'd switch it to Thursday. I've only stayed deluxe once and don't think I'll have an opportunity to again and the EEH is a perk of that! Plus, you're staying so close to the park. Thursday will allow you to sleep in and enjoy the day.

Teppan Edo doesn't seem like a big deal to reschedule, I feel like I often see it available.

 

[R&RsMom]

Option 4 first choice. If you have linked your tickets in the app, call Disney to modify, not UT. You can upgrade after you get there, but if you were planning on
Lightning Lanes, you won’t be able book that day in advance. Option 3 is my second choice.

 

[MICKIMINI]

Option #4. Just do it and enjoy the rest and extra hours!!

 

[GsR80]

Could you duck out the parks early on Tuesday or go late on Thursday. Or go easy on the MK day you already had planned to help compensate?

 

[brockash]

Help! I need to make my multi pass selections tomorrow and I think my plans are now out of whack. I planned out my entire week and forgot to look at when the extra evening hours for deluxe resort guests is. And of course… the MK extra evening hours is on our rest day… right in the middle of our trip. I’m torn if I should keep it as is or change up our days so we can participate in the extra evening hours.
For extra context, we are staying at Polynesian, rarely stay at deluxe resorts so this is a splurge for us. We are doing Parks from Sunday through Friday. We have a 5 day hopper purchased and were planning on our rest day to be Wednesday. There’s four of us. Kids are 13 and 17.
Which option would you do:

Option 1: Keep the plan as is. Wednesday is the perfect day to rest when doing Parks Sunday through Friday. Just skip out on the extra evening hours on Wednesday evening entirely and try to not worry about the FOMO that I may have

Option 2: Change rest day to Tuesday and risk that being too early, but we would get to participate in Wednesday MK extended evening hours. Also would need to rearrange an Oga’s reservation I made for Tuesday.

Option 3: Change rest day to Thursday and risk that being too late in the trip. Would need to change a Teppan Edo reservation we had scheduled for that day.

Option 4: Call Undercover Tourist and see if I can add an extra day to our tickets that we purchased through them? Then we could still rest all day Wednesday and just go to MK at like 9pm and stay late for the extra hours.
I won’t do this if it costs more than what I would have paid if I had just gotten a six day hopper to begin with…

I would pick option 3 or 4. - I def wouldn't miss out on deluxe hrs (trust me you're already paying for them) especially at MK as we feel you get the most out of those ones.